sec.88Powers

sec.88 Powers

For a matter in which the registrar has jurisdiction under the Act or an enabling Act, including under a reference by the court or commission, the registrar may— call persons by attendance notice; and take affidavits; and examine parties and witnesses; and adjourn a matter or hearing; and amend or give leave to amend an application, notice or other proceeding; and extend the time prescribed for lodging a document or doing an act (whether or not the time has expired); and make an order about the following— an application in a proceeding to be taken before the hearing; the costs of an application in a proceeding; the issues to be submitted to the court or commission; the naming and joining of parties; the persons to be served with notice of a proceeding; particulars of the claims of parties; a notice to admit facts or documents; disclosure; inspection of documents; examination of witnesses; the place, time and nature of a hearing. If the registrar exercises a power under subrule (1) on the application of a party, the registrar may exercise the power on the terms the registrar considers appropriate. (sec.88-ssec.1) For a matter in which the registrar has jurisdiction under the Act or an enabling Act, including under a reference by the court or commission, the registrar may— call persons by attendance notice; and take affidavits; and examine parties and witnesses; and adjourn a matter or hearing; and amend or give leave to amend an application, notice or other proceeding; and extend the time prescribed for lodging a document or doing an act (whether or not the time has expired); and make an order about the following— an application in a proceeding to be taken before the hearing; the costs of an application in a proceeding; the issues to be submitted to the court or commission; the naming and joining of parties; the persons to be served with notice of a proceeding; particulars of the claims of parties; a notice to admit facts or documents; disclosure; inspection of documents; examination of witnesses; the place, time and nature of a hearing. (sec.88-ssec.2) If the registrar exercises a power under subrule (1) on the application of a party, the registrar may exercise the power on the terms the registrar considers appropriate.

• (a) call persons by attendance notice; and
• (b) take affidavits; and
• (c) examine parties and witnesses; and
• (d) adjourn a matter or hearing; and
• (e) amend or give leave to amend an application, notice or other proceeding; and
• (f) extend the time prescribed for lodging a document or doing an act (whether or not the time has expired); and
• (g) make an order about the following— (i) an application in a proceeding to be taken before the hearing; (ii) the costs of an application in a proceeding; (iii) the issues to be submitted to the court or commission; (iv) the naming and joining of parties; (v) the persons to be served with notice of a proceeding; (vi) particulars of the claims of parties; (vii) a notice to admit facts or documents; (viii) disclosure; (ix) inspection of documents; (x) examination of witnesses; (xi) the place, time and nature of a hearing.